Health and Nutrition of Orlando, OK Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty percent of Orlando residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 times per month. This includes chocolate and other flavored milks, as well as hot cocoa made with milk, and does not count small amounts of milk added to coffee or tea. People living here eat an average of four meals (breakfasts, lunches or dinners) per week that were prepared away from home in places such as restaurants, fast food places, food stands, grocery stores or from vending machines. They get two of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat four "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Orlando resident last visited a dentist two years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Twenty percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Orlando residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 33 percent. People living here aged 30 years and older, aside from brushing their teeth with toothbrush, use dental floss or any other device that clean between teeth on average three days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Orlando residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 181 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty one percent of people living here are obese. Forty five percent have ever been obese. Thirty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty three percent of Orlando residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty nine percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty nine percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Four percent have ever used heroin. Twenty six percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Seven percent of people living in Orlando have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty nine percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Orlando residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate one time at night (from time they go to bed at night until the time they get up in the morning).

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Taste & Smell

Ten percent of Orlando residents above the age of 40 have problems with their ability to smell, such as not being able to smell things or things not smelling the way they are supposed to. Seven percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fourteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Nineteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Sixty percent of people living in Orlando are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Seventeen percent of people living in Orlando have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Eleven percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty seven percent of people in Orlando frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty eight percent of people have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that their blood cholesterol level was high.

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Dermatology

Twenty one percent of people living in Orlando use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Forty three percent of Orlando residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty one percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty nine percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty four percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty nine percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty eight percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Seventeen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Twenty four percent of people living here move or speak so slowly that other people could have noticed, or the opposite - being so fidgety or restless that they have been moving around a lot more than usual.

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Prescription Medications

Orlando residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty nine percent of people living in Orlando have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.4 days per month on average. They have 3.8 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Orlando residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex. Thirty three percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Orlando were 15 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 19 women. He has vaginal sex with 17 women. People living here were on average 18 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on four women. People in Orlando were 16 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Orlando has vaginal or anal sex 115 times a year. Fifty two percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Orlando 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 1.2 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Seven percent of households in Orlando use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

Orlando residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Forty six percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Eighty five percent of Orlando residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty two percent of Orlando residents' work involve vigorous-intensity activity that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate, like carrying or lifting heavy loads, digging or construction work for at least 10 minutes continuously. Sixty one percent of people do moderate-intensity activities at work that cause small increases in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking or carrying light loads for at least 10 minutes continuously. Forty seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty one percent do any vigorous-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause large increases in breathing or heart rate like running or basketball for at least 10 minutes continuously. Fifty three percent do any moderate-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause a small increase in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking, bicycling, swimming or golf for at least 10 minutes continuously. People living here spend six hours sitting on a typical day (this includes sitting at work, at home, getting to and from places, or with friends, including time spent sitting at a desk, traveling in a car or bus, reading, playing cards, watching television or using a computer). They usually sit and watch TV or videos for about three hours per day. They use a computer or play computer games (including Playstation, Nintendo DS, or other portable video games) outside of work or school for 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Orlando residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Thirty eight percent are overweight. Fifteen percent of people living in Orlando have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty six percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Four percent have congestive heart failure. Seven percent have coronary heart disease. Eleven percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Four percent have ever had emphysema. Four percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty eight percent of births in Orlando were vaginal deliveries. Forty two percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Hundred percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Forty two percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Orlando report their general health condition on average at 53 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 39 percent of Orlando residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seventeen percent of people living in Orlando are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Orlando spend $313 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 16 percent of their income. The average family in Orlando spends $86 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $63 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is three percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Orlando report their general condition of hearing on average at 80 percent. Sixty percent of them can usually hear and understand, without the use of a hearing aid or any other listening devices, what a person says without seeing his or her face if that person whispers to them from across a quiet room. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Seventeen percent of Orlando population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty six percent of people living here have ever had a job where they were exposed to loud sounds or noise. Loud means so loud that they must speak in a raised voice to be heard. Twenty nine percent of people in Orlando had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Thirty eight percent of Orlando residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Fourteen percent of Orlando residents 20 or older have limitations caused by a long-term physical, mental or emotional problems or illnesses keeping them from working at a job or business. Thirty seven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Eight percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Fourteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Four percent of people here have health problems that require them to use special equipment, such as a cane, wheelchair, special bed or special telephone.

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